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Stakes target for Safe Passage; Terracotta fires home
Well bred filly Safe Passage impressed on debut when winning the Tokoroa Cosmopolitan Club & Trees Tavern (1200m) at Matamata on Wednesday for trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman.
Raced by James Chapman's Jamieson Park, Safe Passage commenced well and sat outside stablemate Oneroa before careering away rounding the home turn and went on to record a comfortable 3.8 length victory over Autobahn, which closed well late.
"It was a good win. She is a promising filly," Baker said. "She is nominated for the Manawatu Sires' (Gr.1, 1400m) so we will see how she comes through this and assess where we go next."
A daughter of Snitzel, Safe Passage is out of a Deep Impact half-sister to Grade One winner The Deputy and champion Japanese sire King Kamehameha and fetched $380,000 to the bid of bloodstock agent Bruce Perry and Jamieson Park at last year's Sydney Easter Sale.
Meanwhile, Baker reported that The Chosen One had an excuse for his disappointing start to his Sydney campaign when trailing the field home in the Listed Randwick City Stakes (2000m)
"He hit the running rail at the 1600m and went off stride and never fired after that, so we will just have to see how he goes next time," Baker said.
Terracotta fires home
Talented three-year-old filly Terracotta put on the after-burners to come from last and land her first career win at the fifth time of asking at Matamata on Wednesday when taking out the Tirau Veterinary Centre (1200m).
The Gerry Harvey-bred and raced daughter of Redwood had been building towards raceday success after finishing second in three of her four previous starts.
"It was really encouraging the way she quickened home and they came home in sub 35 seconds and she has come from last," Andrew Scott, who trains the filly in partnership with Lance O'Sullivan, said.
"There was a bit of merit to the win and she has been threatening to do that for a while. Hopefully now that she has got the monkey off her back she might crack on through the grades.
"She will appreciate a bit of sting out of the ground over the autumn months and although she has had a bit of a campaign, there is still a bit of her and she will carry on.
Like many of the progeny of Redwood, Terracotta relished being ridden patiently, which both Scott and winning jockey Danielle Johnson said was the key to the filly.
LA service fees on hold
Little Avondale Stud will hold the services fees of its three stallions for the next breeding season.
Per Incanto will stand at NZ$17,500 + GST, Time Test will remain at NZ$10,000 + GST and Nadeem at NZ$5000 + GST.
"Per Incanto has produced 22 stakes winners in the last 19 months highlighted by Thorndon Mile (Gr.1, 1600m) winner Shadow's Cast and the Railway Stakes (Gr.1, 1200m) winner Santa Monica," Little Avondale's Sam Williams said.
"We received really positive feedback on the first foals of Time Test and we believe as a Group One winning son of Redoute's Choice, Nadeem offers great value."
